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[Cobra478]

Russian military advisers are manning some of Syria's more sophisticated air defences – something that would complicate any future US-led intervention, the Guardian has learned.

The advisers have been deployed with new surface-to-air systems and upgrades of old systems, which Moscow has supplied to the Assad regime since the Syrian revolution broke out 21 months ago.

The depth and complexity of Syria's anti-aircraft defences mean that any direct western campaign, in support of a no-fly zone or in the form of punitive air strikes against the leadership, would be costly, protracted and risky. The possibility of Russian military casualties in such a campaign could have unpredictable geopolitical consequences.

Meanwhile, near-daily atrocities have kept western governments under pressure to act. A Syrian government air strike on a town near the central city of Hama on Sunday killed dozens of civilians queueing for bread, according to human rights activists.

More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/de ... y-presence

[Cobra478]

This is an interesting war between Russia and the United States. As usual the United States wants to over throw another Government but Russia is there to keep Assad in power. No wonder Russia and China hate the United States. Eventually both Countries will deal with the United States and it's going to be bad. They have already dropped the dollar and use their own currency when reading for Oil. Russia does not want The Muslim Brotherhood installed in Syria.

[SkyOne]

They have already dropped the dollar and use their own currency when reading for Oil. Russia does not want The Muslim Brotherhood installed in Syria.

Oh, so it was Russia and China who dropped the dollar.
I am so relieved now that I know that, because I thought it was our stupid administration who did this by increasing the deficit